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Can Drought hit India by 2010/2012
by Shivanand R Prabhu on Apr 07, 2007 07:56 PM

Dear Friend(s)

First Prince, then saroja yadav falls in a 160 feet deep pit meant for borewell across India to draw water.

The heading may be bit un related to the discussion board, however i would like to attract attention of all citizens of India to the depleting Ground Water Levels across India.

On the one hand the Govt is boasting of 9% GDP of which 1.5 to 2% is contributed by agriculture, however the attention towards recharging ground water level is lacking /miniscule, if left unattended our farmers may leave tilling lands due water and now the power shortage, could India face drought by 2010/2012.

The present politicians are too busy in reservation and caste related issues. I hope our Hon. Prime Minister wakes up to the problem and takes up this issue on a war footing else we may need to face water crisis like the present POWER CRISIS across India.

Will interlinking of rivers help in recharging ground water levels.

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